AMIN 1004 Reaction Paper Guidelines Fal
Reaction papers for 1003
Paper #1 US Dakota War of 1862
Paper #2 Boarding schools / Reservation Era
Paper # 3 Reaction to what Does Justice Look Like?
ALL REACTION PAPERS:
Must have a minimum of 1530 words
Times New Roman Font
12 point double space do not change margins
Please include citations/sources at end of paper, attach a copy of the rubric as well
(give credit where credit is due, this is also more scholarly)
Any paper that is less than 1530 words will not accepted
PLEASE bring in a hard copy (plan ahead, I know printers run out of ink, computers crash etc)
Email me a copy of your paper before the start of class. For your reaction papers, I am looking for YOUR perspective / reflection / take on what you have studied, read, discussed in class (or outside hopefully) and come to understand. I am NOT looking for a report. For example, I want to know what you think about the US Dakota War. I don't want a history report. I teach and discuss the material so I am well aware of the facts: who, what, where, when etc. BUT I do not know what you are thinking or how you might incorporate your own understanding of the topic so that is the purpose of these papers, not to simply spout off events and reasons (which you should already know by the time you sit down to write the paper)but more importantly, I want to know what can you do with that information rather than listing it. I am also looking for your sources, where you acquired knowledge from. Was it in class, in discussion, the web (just put in the URL), video (title of video), lecture ex. (Cantemaza, class lecture Sept 20, 2008), or some other source? Backing up your thoughts/reflections with a source also makes your perspective and paper that much stronger. If you state that you were angry for example, here is a poor example of the type of reflection “When I found out how the animals were treated, this really made me mad”. A good example of what I'm looking for “The way the animals were treated was
Paper #1 US Dakota War of 1862
Paper #2 Boarding schools / Reservation Era
Paper # 3 Reaction to what Does Justice Look Like?
ALL REACTION PAPERS:
Must have a minimum of 1530 words
Times New Roman Font
12 point double space do not change margins
Please include citations/sources at end of paper, attach a copy of the rubric as well
(give credit where credit is due, this is also more scholarly)
Any paper that is less than 1530 words will not accepted
PLEASE bring in a hard copy (plan ahead, I know printers run out of ink, computers crash etc)
Email me a copy of your paper before the start of class. For your reaction papers, I am looking for YOUR perspective / reflection / take on what you have studied, read, discussed in class (or outside hopefully) and come to understand. I am NOT looking for a report. For example, I want to know what you think about the US Dakota War. I don't want a history report. I teach and discuss the material so I am well aware of the facts: who, what, where, when etc. BUT I do not know what you are thinking or how you might incorporate your own understanding of the topic so that is the purpose of these papers, not to simply spout off events and reasons (which you should already know by the time you sit down to write the paper)but more importantly, I want to know what can you do with that information rather than listing it. I am also looking for your sources, where you acquired knowledge from. Was it in class, in discussion, the web (just put in the URL), video (title of video), lecture ex. (Cantemaza, class lecture Sept 20, 2008), or some other source? Backing up your thoughts/reflections with a source also makes your perspective and paper that much stronger. If you state that you were angry for example, here is a poor example of the type of reflection “When I found out how the animals were treated, this really made me mad”. A good example of what I'm looking for “The way the animals were treated was